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Articles Published December 9, 2001

• - Dance Lessons Enhance the Fun on Zydeco Cruise 2001
• - Correct Travel Machine Number For Zydeco Cruise
• - French To Begin Monthly Cajun Dance in Paris
• - The Cajun Company - Traditional Cajun Music
• - André Thierry and Zydeco Magic
• - AOL And Your ZydE-Zine
• - The California Cajun Orchestra's Last Dance
• - News Flash - "PULLIN'" Top 10!
• - An Aussie's Trip To A Cajun/Creole Festival And Cajun Country
• - Black Tie Zydeco
• - Mardi Gras Yankee-Chank Swamp Jam
• - Gloucester Cajun and Zydeco Festival 2002
• - Two Reviews by Dale Johnson
  * Boozoo Chavis and Magic Sounds - "Down Home On Dog Hill"
  * Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers - "This Is Beau Jocque!"

  
  

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Articles Published November 23, 2001

• - Bigger WAS Better: Zydeco Cruise 2001 - A Really Big Time
• - Louisiana’s Monroe Folklife Festival and Festivals Acadiens 2001
• - Blackie Forestier Passes Away
• - Lisa Haley in Alphen (Holland) October 27th
• - A CZ Weekend in Amsterdam
• - Belgium Magazine Does Portrait on Gary Hayman
• - Accolades for Sean Ardoin & Zydekool's New "Pullin'"
• - Tribute Song To Eddie LeJune
• - Mark St. Mary & The Zydeco Funkateers Funk Up Eagles Hall
• - ZydE-Zine Mailings
• - Four Reviews By Dan Willging
  * C. J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band - "Step It Up!"
  * Richard LeBouef and Two-Step - "Steppin' Back"
  * Buckwheat Zydeco - "Down Home Live!"
  * LaFleur et Basile - "Live at the Tractor"

Articles Published October 31, 2001

• - Zydeco Dancing Plays Pivotal Role In New Movie, "Tempted"
• - A Powerful Moment
• - Wonderful Surprise in North Florida
• - Two Reviews by Dale Johnson
  * Putumayo Presents Cajun
  * Zydeco Joe - "Jack Rabbit"
• - Miracle CZ Festival in San Diego
• - San Diego Festival Incredible! Dyn-O-Mite!
• - Is There A Connection Between Brazilian Forro Dancing And Zydeco Dancing?
• - Four Week American Roots Music Series On PBS

• - Sean Ardoin is "Pullin'" In Raves
• - Swamp Fest 2001
• - Oregon's Fall Creek Zydeco Dance Camp -- A BLAST
• - Creole Heritage Day - 2002
• - Dennis Stroughmatt Midwest Tour With The Ardoin Cajun/Creole Trio & CD Release
• - Three Reviews By Dan Willging
  * La Bande Feufollet - "Belle Louisiane"
  * Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse - "It's Alright"
  * Corey and the Zydeco Teen Excitement - "Do Ya Hear What I'm Sayin'"
• - The Lost Weekend: Bay Area Appearances by Horace Trahan, Edward Poullard and Jesse Lege

Articles Published October 2, 2001

• - Rockin' With Roy Carrier at Eagles Hall
• - Your Favorite Cajun Zydeco Festivals
• - Zydeco Movies
• - Three Reviews By Dan Willging
       * Various - "Bonne Musique Zydeco - Gumbo Mix"
       * The Best Recordings Of The Touchet Family and Friends
       * Terrance Simien and the Mallet Playboys - "The Tribute Sessions
• - Cajun/Zydeco Media Articles
       * Zydeco GRRRL!
       * Muddy Field
       * Zydeco fans flock to annual music fest
       * Show had to go on despite rain
       * Grammys may add category for regional music
       * Are These les Bon Temps for the Local Zydeco Scene?
       * Balfa Toujours
• - An Interview with Willie Bushnell & Keisha Robertson
• - Sorry, I Blinked

• - Attack on America
• - Destination Ninigret -- And The Moon Was There Too
• - The Perfect Storm....Dance Vortex 2000
• - Australian Invitation To CZ Artists
• - Kingdom Of Zydeco (Film) Showing In New York
• - Zydeco Cruise Is Sailing Along But Few Cabins Left
• - 1st Cajun & Zydeco Festival (in Germany)
• - "Rythm'n BLOU" Heard In Every Corner Of The Planet!
• - Two Reviews by Dale Johnson
       * Horace Trahan and The New Ossun Express, "Reach Out And Touch A Hand"
       * Gold Country Cajun, "Just Play"

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Articles Published August 27, 2001

• - Lafayette's Krewe de Canaille Hosts Annual Dance During Festivals Acadien
• - Cajun Pioneers Begin To Promote More CZ Events In Germany
• - The 1st International Cajun Zydeco Film Festival
• - Everything There Is To Know About The Saulieu C & Z Film Fest
• -Jury Awards For The First Cajun And Zydeco Film Festival In Saulieu (Burgundy, France)
• - ZydE-Magic - A Really Big CZ Show
• - The 2001 "Le Cajun" Winners
• - Legendary Masters of Cajun and Creole Music "Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés"
• - 'Travel In Blues' - With Zydeco Too
• - Two Reviews By Dan Willging
       * Zydecomotion - "Shed Music"
       * Sacaulait - "Sac-à-lait Jig"

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Articles Published August 10, 2001

• - French CZ Festival at Saulieu - 'Formidable!'
• - My Heart And Home Are Right In The Middle of Cajun Country - Join Me!
• - New Cajun/Zydeco Organization Forming in Reno/Sparks
• - The Big Easy 2001 Festival In Sparks, NV
• - Louisianian's Take On Nevada's Big Easy 2001 Festival
• - Cajun Scene Down Under In Melbourne, Australia
• - Lake Charles Delegation Steals The Show In Montreal
• - Early Ft. Lauderdale Stuff
• - "Halloween On The Bayou" Dance Workshops and Dances - Alameda, CA
• - Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band Take St. Louis
• - Swamp Angels
• - Cajun Zydeco State Of Mind - Finger Lakes Grass Roots
• - ZydE-Zine Factoid
• - New Directions in Cajun Music:
        The Bluerunners and Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys play the SF Bay Area
• - C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band - "Step It Up"
• - Four Reviews By Dan Willging
       * Cajun du Nord - "Cajun du Nord In Louisiana"
       * Blue Runners - "Le Grand Bleu Louisiana"
       * Step Rideau and the Zydeco Outlaws - "Don't Ask Why"
       * Hubert Maitre La Vieille - "Chaudière Noir (The Old Black Pot)"

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Articles Published July 22, 2001

• - Big Easy 2001 Festival -- A Great Success!
• - I'm From Iowa -- But I Love Cajun Louisiana
• - Terrance Simien - "The Tribute Sessions"
• - CFMA "Le Cajun" Awards
• - Zydeco Band Of The Year -- Roy Carrier
• - Advanced Tickets For Zydeco Festival
• - Big Easy 2001 Thoughts
• - New Mona Wilson Creole Zydeco Video Now Available
• - You Helped Australia With CDs, How About The Seychelles Too?
• - Maybe Zydeco Started Here?
• - Spreading Cajun Fever North Of The Border
• - Four Reviews By Dan Willging
       * Brad Paul Frank - "Walking to the Moon"
       * Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band - "Take Me to the Zydeco"
       * Les Jeunes Cajun - "Notre Manière"
       * Lil' Pookie & the Zydeco Heartbreakers - "People Are U Ready?"

Articles Published July 10, 2001

• - The Concert That Wasn't -- A Review (?)
• - Louisianian Likes Long Beach Festival Best
• - Gator By The Bay - San Diego's New Cajun/Zydeco Festival (Oct 19-21)
• - Hadley Castille Named As Living Legend
• - A Good Time At The Gap
• - Judging Gumbo
• - Cajun Zydeco Music On The Rise In Australia
• - Louisiana's Atakapa Tribe And The Origin Of "Zydeco"
• - Cajun Jitterbug -- New or Old?
• - A Cajun Twist
• - Sean Ardoin Rides New Wave Of Zydeco
• - Other Cajun Zydeco Media Writings
• - Louisiana Folk Roots - Supporting the Traditions That Support Louisiana
• - J. Paul Jr. the Zydeco NuBreedz Internet Video
• - Zydeco From Sea to Shining Sea
• - Louisiana Zydeco Tours' Fall Tour
• - Two Reviews by Dale Johnson
        * "Poullard, Poullard and Garnier"
        * Le Bande Feufollet, "Belle Louisiane"
• - Airfare Dropped

Articles Published June 29, 2001

• - Reno/Sparks Silver Club's New Big Easy Web Page
• - A California Adventure -- The Long Beach Experience
• - Chavis Awarded 2001 National Heritage Fellowship Award
• - Louisiana Cajun/Zydeco Festival Comes To Branson, Missouri
• - Mojo Recommends Blister Buster Socks
• - September's Zydecopalooza Should Be A Lollapalooza
• - On The Road -- Risking Their Lives
• - Buckwheat Zydeco - "Down Home Live!"
• - Puget Sound Zydeco Dance Camp: Hone Your Zydeco Dancing While Visiting Puget Sound
• - Keith Frank Hides Identity Behind Mask
• - Cajun Music & Dance at Stone Hill Winery
• - A United Kingdom Travel Report Including the Gloucester Cajun Zydeco Festival
• - Festivals Observations
• - Islelton Crawdad Festival 2001 (15-17 June 2001)
       A Resounding Success On The Music Segment -- Some Comments
• - Saulieu Cajun & Zydeco Music & Film Festival Featured Performer & Film Schedule
• - 3rd Annual Accordion Kings In Round Rock

Articles Published June 14, 2001

• - The 12th Annual Simi Valley Cajun/Creole Festival
• - A Cool Connecticut Festival - In The Mood for Moodus
• - Food, Glorious Food - Wherefore Art Thou?
• - The Big Easy Announces Jammed Packed Schedule
• - Another Australia Radio Station Wants Cajun & Zydeco Music
• - Boozoo T-Shirt
• - Ouch My Aching Feet -- Revisited
• - 4th Annual Rhythm & Roots -- Labor Day Weekend At Ninigret Park, RI
• - The Music Corner -- Chubby Carrier Playing 'It's Party Time'
• - "Gumbo Mix" - Bonne Music Zydeco
• - 4 Reviews by Dale Johnson
       * Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, "Au Coup D' éclair" (At the Strike of Lightening)
       * Marce Lacouture, "La Joie Cadienne" (Cajun Joy)
       * Wayne Foret, "Thinking of You"
       * The Creole Connection, "The Masked Band"
• - 3 Reviews by Dan Willging
       * Roy Carrier, "Whiskey Drinkin' Man"
       * Damon Troy and Louisiana Beat, "Blowin' Like A Hurricane"
       * The Creole Connection, "The Masked Band"
• - 9th Cutting Edge Music Business Conference & Roots Music Gathering

• - A Cajun Zydeco Music Experience You Wouldn't Believe
            9th International Cajun Zydeco Festival -- Raamsdonksveer, Holland
• - Raamsdonksveer - 2001 - A Non-Biased Approach!!!
• - Lil Malcolm Rocks My House
• - San Antonio To Showcase Diverse Musical Styles At First International  Accordion Festival
• - Listening To The Music
• - Australian Radio Station Desires Cajun CDs from Bands And Readers
• - The Danny Poullard Music Scholarship
• - Boozoo Benefit In Lake Charles LA at Dog Hill
• - HTML Format & AOL Subscribers
• - SULFNBK.EXE Hoax

• - Sad Days
• - It's The Best! - Ft. Lauderdale Cajun Zydeco Crawfish Festival
• - The Phoenix Cajun Music Scene -- From Minnesota To Arizona
• - California Dances Remembering Danny Poullard
• - Danc'n & Camp'n in Seattle
• - Dan Willging Reviews
           * Vin Bruce, "Carousel For Two"
           * MOE-D, "Too"

• - Cajun French Music Association Presents Le Cajun 2001 - Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette LA
• - Truly The Passing Of An Era - Bébé Carrieré
• - Two Reviews by Dale Johnson
           * Bon Temps Roulez avec Dennis Stroughmatt, "Viens Dans Mes Bras"
           * Cajun du Nord, "In Louisiana"
• - The Other Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
• - Louisiana Zydeco Tours Does It Again!
• - City Stages In Birmingham - May 18-20
• - Traditional Cajun Song Gets New Dutch Lyrics
• - Cedric Benoit's 1st Annual Cajun/Zydeco Festival
• - Cajun Foods, Sights, Sounds And Revelry Invade Amana Colonies Facilities May 26-28
• - The Eddie LeJeune Cajun Day
• - Zydeco Stylist - Roy Carrier
• - Matthew Courville & The Cypress Knees Take To The Road
• - Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
• - Four Reviews by Dan Willging
            * Trans Bayou Express (France) - "Voyage Dans le Pays Cajun"
            * The Zydeco Bone Shakers - "Show You How to Zydeco "
            * BeauSoleil - "Looking Back At Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live! "
            * Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys - "Happytown "
• - Cajun Program In The Seychelles

Articles Published April 8, 2001

• - Born On The Bayou, Back Where It All Begins.......
• - I Have seen the Future of Zydeco (The Original Zydeco Jamm Festival March 16-17,2001,
           Crosby, TX)
• - The Saulieu 2001 'Cajun & Zydeco Music & Film Festival' (Burgundy-France, August 2-5,  2001)
• - Chubby Carrier Launches Swampadellic
• - Folklore Village Annual Cajun Music, Dance & Culture Weekend March 16-18, 2001
• - Michael Arnone's 12th Annual Crawfish Fest
           A Weekend of Food, Music and Fun at Waterloo, Stanhope, NJ, June 2-3, 2001
• - A Zydeco Dance Contest That Sparks
• - Cajun Vinyl Odyssey (Part 2) - Continuing The Search For Vinyl In SW Louisiana
• - Reviews by Dan Willging
           * Hadley J. Castille - "Quarante Acres et Deux Mulés"
           * Louisiana's Kingfish - "Kingfish - Life in a One-Horse Town"
           * Lee Benoit - "Dis 'N' Dat"
           * The Ole Tymers Cajun Band - "The Ole Tymers Cajun Band"
• - 2001 Festivals & Special Events Galore
• - Big Rush For The ZydE-Zine

Articles Published March 24, 2001

• Cajun & Zydeco Is World-Wide
• Air Play of Zydeco in the Seychelles
• Raamsdonksveer (Holland) Announces Cajun/Zydeco Festival Schedule
• Friday At Last
• The Forth Big Easy (Nevada) Is A Big One
• Close-Out US Cajun Music Videos From English Source
• Lawrence & Sean Ardoin On Radio/Internet on Saturdays - Live
• 10,000 Pounds of Live Crawfish; Tabasco Optional
• Step Rideau At Eagles
• French Cajun/Zydeco Festival Now Includes CZ Film Festival
• Keith Frank and Creole Connection - "The Masked Band"
• Offensive Dancing
• Zydeco Extravaganza Dance Workshop
• Don't Miss The (Correct) Boat!
• A Cajun Vinyl Odyssey - A Search For Vinyl Cajun Recordings
• Cajun & Zydeco As A Grammy Category
• Four Reviews by Dale Johnson

  * Les Femmes D' Enfer, "Hot Flash"

  * Jason Frey & Travis Matte with Laigniappe, "a la vielle manière"

  * Goldman Thibodeaux & Calvin Carrière, "les misères le coeur"

  * Van Broussard & the Bayou Boogie Band, "2000"

• Where's My ZydE-Zine Issue?

Articles Published March 7, 2001

• LA's Nite Club -- Baltimore's New Zydeco Showcase
• Krewe de Walley's WEB Site Now Working
• The Music Corner -- For This Issue -- Zydeco Bon! Playing
       [ Rhythm of da Zydeco] & [Zydeco Shortnin']
• Eddie LeJeune Memories
• Who Sez Zydeco Dancers Don't Drink?
• Ft. Lauderdale Cajun/Zydeco Festival Announces Schedule
• Balfa Toujours at St. Louis Brewery & Taproom
• Mardi Gras in Acadiana - 2001
• Overcrowding
• Comments on Zachary Richard's Coeur Fidèle (Faithful Heart)
• Zydeco Extravaganza Dance Workshop
• The 3rd Annual BAMA BAYOU BOOGIE
• The Original Zydeco Jamm Festival
• Reviews by Dan Willging
       * Boozoo Chavis - "Johnnie Billy Goat"
       * Various Artists - "Cajun"
       * Camey Doucet - "The Cajun Gentleman's Greatest Hits"
       * Clifton Chenier - "Live! At Grant Street"

• Mardi Gras and REAL CZ
• Five Reviews by Dale Johnson

  * Hadley Castille, "Forty Acres and Two Mules"
  * Lisa Haley and the Zydekats, "The Music of Joe Simien"
  * Joe Simien, "Live In San Diego"
  * Willis Prudhomme, "fais do do"
  * Fernest Arceneaux, "Old Time Zydeco"

• DJ in Spain Wants CZ CDs For Radio Programs
• Mojo's Mardi Gras!
• Loved Psycho Zydeco - Brought Tears To My Eyes
• Ghetto Man Riley
• Tribute To Local Bands - Tom Rigney and Flambeau (California)
• 41st annual University of Chicago Folk Festival
• Nathan Rocks The Colorado Rockies
• Mardi Gras 2001
• Zydeco Music -- Possible Grammy Award Voting Category
• Ann Arbor, Michigan Report
• NBCi Picks ZydE-Magic WEB Pages As A Top Site

• Gloucester's Cajun/Zydeco Festival - A Report
• Sean Ardoin, Steve Riley In London
• Wall Street Journal Gives Boost To Zydeco
• Fernest Arceneaux
• When It Rains It Pours
• My Favorite CDs Of 2000
• Fred Charlie Cajun Show Back On Air
• Reviews By Dan Willging

  * T-Mamou - "Cajun Creole Jam"

  * Beau Jocque and the Zydeco High Rollers - Give Him Cornbread, Live!

  * Sean Vidrine and Swamp Fyre - "Sean Vidrine and Swamp Fyre"

• ZydE-Magic WEB Site Lauded By "eV" Publication

• Eddie LeJeune 1951 - 2001
• The Frozen Tundra Heats Up!
• KTVU Broadcast of Eagles Hall Zydeco Dance
• Zydeco Fever Up In Temperature
• French Reviews by Didier Longard

  * Various French Bands - "Bal Cajun Made In France"
  * Wayne Toups & Zydecajun - "Little Wooden Box"
  * Lil' Band O' Gold - "Lil' Band O' Gold"
  * Clifton Chenier, Mance Lipscomb, Lightning Hopkins
        - "Live at the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival"

• The Year 2000 In Review (Bay Area and More)
• Balfa Toujours
• Funny Photos Back On-Line

• Zydeco Cruise 2001 Now On Carnival Line's Inspiration From New Orleans
• Annual Rock 'N Bowl Zydeco Festival & Zydeco Cruise 2001 - Back to Back
• Huli's 2001 Calendar Of Louisiana Festivals & Events
• The "Seattle 11" Admire Alameda New Year's
• New Years Weekend in Alameda, California
• No Blues When There's Great Cajun Dancing In St. Louis
• The Music Corner -- For This Issue -- [ Zydeco Hog ]
• Cajun/Zydeco Radio Guide
• Four Reviews By Dan Willging

  * Zydeco Bone Shakers - "Show You How To Zydeco"

  * JoJo Reed - "Back on the Scene"

  * Charivari - "I Want To Dance With You"

  * The Foret Tradition - "Dance With Me"

• Tout Les Soir Toots The News
• Gone But Not Forgotten 2000
• Zydeco 2000 was Great!!!!
• Past Zydeco Cruise Survey Now Available For Completion
• Toxic Chemicals on the Dance Floor

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